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i like new york so i would like to spend more time there dr. -- . >> host: dr. dorothy kingery thank you for your time. >> guest: i appreciate to tell his story accurately because it is a fascinating story. thank you for coming. >> i have a list of books but the first book i am working on is the book about whole issue of central asia over the next 25 years and i have read chapters when i travel to different parts like indonesia but i want to read the whole book och and i started in february. another book is given to me buy a fellow from the american academy of mechanical engineers i said what are the problems with water over the next 20 or 30 years? this book and said read it i could never write a perfect report but it is a good book to read about the question of water and in congress we do need to think about this in the future. and over the next 100 years the book is fascinating looking at who the major allies would be those who have trouble with and when he came out with the next book the figuring that is within my lifetime i better get that red to see what w
i like new york so i would like to spend more time there dr. -- . >> host: dr. dorothy kingery thank you for your time. >> guest: i appreciate to tell his story accurately because it is a fascinating story. thank you for coming. >> i have a list of books but the first book i am working on is the book about whole issue of central asia over the next 25 years and i have read chapters when i travel to different parts like indonesia but i want to read the whole book och and i...
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ten states before new york and new york was about to be left out in the cold. they still barely pass, i believe it's three votes, under the efforts of alexander hamilton here in new york. >> all of us who signed the constitution at this time in 1787 knew that it was an imperfect document. and yet could we have improved upon it? perhaps we could. here is some 200 years later we still have the constitution and we've made a number of amendments to the constitution. are there still some areas where we could improve our governing of our country and let me just raise as example one is dear to my heart and that is excessive debt. i was always a believe in industry, thrift, and prudence, and i have become of the opinion that perhaps we've lost a little bit of those virtures as americans some 200 years later. so i guess the question that i would ask you is why is there not a constitutional amount requiring prudence, a balanced budget, and control of government spending in today's world. what is your opinion, sir? >> you know, i'd like to talk with one -- the one minute
ten states before new york and new york was about to be left out in the cold. they still barely pass, i believe it's three votes, under the efforts of alexander hamilton here in new york. >> all of us who signed the constitution at this time in 1787 knew that it was an imperfect document. and yet could we have improved upon it? perhaps we could. here is some 200 years later we still have the constitution and we've made a number of amendments to the constitution. are there still some areas...
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three weeks later you find yourself on a ship to germany, leaving new york for hamburg. you've got your family with you. your wife, a grown son and your 24-year-old daughter martha. and martha is one heck of a daughter. she's the one who hooked me. she's smart. she's sexy, she's a flirt and she has this thing. she's got it. she has a way about her that inflames the passions of men both young and not so young. at 24 she has already had an affair with the poet and author carl sanberg. in fact, one of the delights -- this is why i always do my own research is that when i was going through martha's papers with the library of congress, in one file i came across two locks of carl sandberg's hair. in a a little clear plastic archival envelope tied with coats and clarks hair and his hair was really as white as it appeared and was really quite coarse, very thick coarse hair. it's a magical moment for me. [laughter] >> i'm just that way. at 24 she's had this affair with carl sandberg she has broken two engagements to be married and she is in the midst of a divorce to escape a dead
three weeks later you find yourself on a ship to germany, leaving new york for hamburg. you've got your family with you. your wife, a grown son and your 24-year-old daughter martha. and martha is one heck of a daughter. she's the one who hooked me. she's smart. she's sexy, she's a flirt and she has this thing. she's got it. she has a way about her that inflames the passions of men both young and not so young. at 24 she has already had an affair with the poet and author carl sanberg. in fact,...
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we are part of a discussion, ongoing -- at the institute of medicine, the new york science board talking about how we address mental health and disability development needs in sub-sahara africa. my expectation is that activities with these pilot project would be launched in the next six to nine months and our expectations would at least be part of those efforts. indeed, the bigger challenge, i think, in addition to capacity and expertise is really is awareness. as ms. kobeman mentioned, at the country leadership level often with you run into individual ministers and highly placed officials who knows nothing about autism. and that makes the challenge of helping the families even more difficult. what autism speaks does on a yearly basis now is that around the time the united nations general assembly, we organize an awareness event for the first spouses of the world's leader to bring them in and show them a little bit what we know about what's happening in autism worldwide and we ask for the help. this year actually we're going to be working with w.h.o. so that in addition to bringing -- en
we are part of a discussion, ongoing -- at the institute of medicine, the new york science board talking about how we address mental health and disability development needs in sub-sahara africa. my expectation is that activities with these pilot project would be launched in the next six to nine months and our expectations would at least be part of those efforts. indeed, the bigger challenge, i think, in addition to capacity and expertise is really is awareness. as ms. kobeman mentioned, at the...
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roosevelt presidential library and museum in hyde park, new york. coming up in a couple minutes, todd moye on the tuskegee of world war 2. and literary editor philip kerr's the presents "architects of power: roosevelt, eisenhower, and the american century". in two hours we will take a break from our live programming to show an event from the atlanta history center. david nichols discusses eisenhower in 1956 about the days before the 1956 presidential election. in three hours we will be back live from the 2011 rose about reading festival. fdr's new deal legislation. susan dunn discusses president roosevelt's efforts to change the democratic party. in five hours greg robinson presents his book a tragedy of democracy, japanese confinement in north america. that is followed by the final event of the day, discussion between presidential biographer james macgregor burns and presidential historian michael echelon and susan dunn. that is live from the 2,011 roosevelt reading festival. and now todd moye on his book "freedom flyer: the tuskegee airmen of worl
roosevelt presidential library and museum in hyde park, new york. coming up in a couple minutes, todd moye on the tuskegee of world war 2. and literary editor philip kerr's the presents "architects of power: roosevelt, eisenhower, and the american century". in two hours we will take a break from our live programming to show an event from the atlanta history center. david nichols discusses eisenhower in 1956 about the days before the 1956 presidential election. in three hours we will...
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to make republished his first book i believe late 2008 and in new york times' best-seller. he went around the world looking for the happiest places on earth. in this book he begins with an ailment that later turned out to be in digestion and caused by the unreasonable imposed by an editor but it ain't -- occurs to him if he has of faith whichwe she has seven now sets off on a journey to find a religion that works for him best covers some religions that we know well and others read don't and searches for buddha and fines and american and and finds himself and las vegas with sad a group that worships the little green men it is serious about the role of faith but also his trademark wit and objective irony. >> host: and finally time for a rage? >> this is an exciting book. this was a phenomenon in europe but originally published as a 4,000 lowered pamphlet in october and sold almost 2 million copies. we're calling it time for our rage by a 94 year-old who fought with a gall also a concentration camp survivor. instead of a call to arms which is easily identifiable, calling for a
to make republished his first book i believe late 2008 and in new york times' best-seller. he went around the world looking for the happiest places on earth. in this book he begins with an ailment that later turned out to be in digestion and caused by the unreasonable imposed by an editor but it ain't -- occurs to him if he has of faith whichwe she has seven now sets off on a journey to find a religion that works for him best covers some religions that we know well and others read don't and...
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baxter has been with the new york fed for more than 30 years. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the record. it has been agreed upon by the witnesses ranking member play and myself and mr. elbra is to deliver the remarks of the joint written testimony of mr. alvarez and mr. baxter. the testimony may run longer than the testimony for five minutes, and i yield now to mr. alvarez. >> chairman paul, a ranking member clay, members of the subcommittee, the federal reserve bank of new york appreciate the opportunity to discuss the way the federal reserve and forms the congress and the american people about its policies and actions. central bank lending facilitates the implementation of monetary policies and allows the central bank to address short-term liquidity pressures in the banking system. the role of the lender of last resort is a critical one long filled by central banks around the world especially during times of economic crisis when discount window lending can mitigate strains in the financial markets that could ot
baxter has been with the new york fed for more than 30 years. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the record. it has been agreed upon by the witnesses ranking member play and myself and mr. elbra is to deliver the remarks of the joint written testimony of mr. alvarez and mr. baxter. the testimony may run longer than the testimony for five minutes, and i yield now to mr. alvarez. >> chairman paul, a ranking member clay, members of the subcommittee, the federal...
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this is their new film, called "page one" inside "the new york times," we've done a book with an npr media reporter that is a collection of essays by many different contributors writing about media. again, taking this subject beyond the films limitations. a film can tell you in a visceral way, but only tell you so much. the essays in this book really tell you more fully what's going on with media today. especially digital, print, what the future might look like. >> i know i said just two more. we've got one more to look at. this is the "unquiet american rob" it's over on the wall. if you can get that richard holbrooke. >> this is a book we are proud to be with. richard holbrooke's widow said we think you would be perfect to put together a book that really captures richard holbrooke's sp
this is their new film, called "page one" inside "the new york times," we've done a book with an npr media reporter that is a collection of essays by many different contributors writing about media. again, taking this subject beyond the films limitations. a film can tell you in a visceral way, but only tell you so much. the essays in this book really tell you more fully what's going on with media today. especially digital, print, what the future might look like. >> i...
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york state, new york city, counties and you also have federal prisons within new york state. unique national standards for the fitting. >> so, so the weakness, whatever the issue is, is something those units of government have created by not for dating the standards? >> green on the standards, that is correct. >> thank you. we all agree that there are bad people in prisons. your comment about someone getting out of prison, robbing and trying to promote a terrorist. we understand that there are a lot of people who get out of resin and who do bad things for a lot of reasons. so, i think if we look at it from that perspective, we all agree. whatever it is that is causing people to do bad, we need to fix it and if there is a terrorist nexus to it and we can close the loophole, we should. that if we look so narrow at just that, we have a real challenge. mr. downing, in your work in los angeles area, those counties, who were the most dangerous people in prison? >> i would say, gang member certainly are dangerous. >> gang members. described the gang members to this committee. >> wil
york state, new york city, counties and you also have federal prisons within new york state. unique national standards for the fitting. >> so, so the weakness, whatever the issue is, is something those units of government have created by not for dating the standards? >> green on the standards, that is correct. >> thank you. we all agree that there are bad people in prisons. your comment about someone getting out of prison, robbing and trying to promote a terrorist. we...
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york and connecticut. i don't know how you connect texas and louisiana to the east coast. he worked in tandem with capital one's small-business credit-card team and headed the real estate division in texas in the texas area and served as iberiabank's cheese support officer in the merger. he started his involvement with the consumer makers association in 1995 as a member of the small business committee. he has been extremely active in the last 16 years in his role as chair of the membership committee and the board of directors for ten years. he has 20 years of practical experience providing small business access to capital and credit. thank you for your service to our communities in louisiana and other states. >> thank you, mr. landry. you used up all your time. >> thank you. good afternoon, chairman graves and ranking member of alaska as. i am bob kottler and i'm responsible for retail and small business banking at iberiabank and also a member of the consumer bankers board of directors. the recognized voic
york and connecticut. i don't know how you connect texas and louisiana to the east coast. he worked in tandem with capital one's small-business credit-card team and headed the real estate division in texas in the texas area and served as iberiabank's cheese support officer in the merger. he started his involvement with the consumer makers association in 1995 as a member of the small business committee. he has been extremely active in the last 16 years in his role as chair of the membership...
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it was interesting to some of us who were in new york a week and a half ago talking to the new york partners and meeting with the new york partnership that the head of moody's at that time, the head of moody's said to us at that time, they would probably not downgrade. this is interesting news today. but the fact is we cannot default on this. we all agree to that. and if the message that we have to send -- i think what was interesting in the meeting was the -- how our members came together around the idea that the not defaulting on the debt was a pivotal moment to do deficit reduction in a real way, in a balanced way, and in a way that will give confidence to the market as we do not default. >> i agree, it is a pivotal. >> well, i think all of us agree. every republican leader and every democratic leader agrees that defaulting on the debt is not an american value. americans believe in paying their bills and americans believe we make a promise and borrow money, we're going to pay it back, we're going to pay it back. holding hostage, the credit worthiness of the united states of america is not
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we're joined by our distinguished gentlelady from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for holding this hearing on an issue that has significant global health implications. autism can be difficult to diagnose and even harder to understand especially those who have any specially acquaintance with the disease or disorder. autism is no respecter of all limitations. regardless of whom it affects autism is a heavy burden for families who have a child with autism. but there is hope. modern medicine has seen the development of new treatments for autistic children. early intervention is key. autism no longer has to be a barrier to the future successes and fulfillment of those affected by autism. with the increasing prevalence of reported cases of autism, this hearing is indeed timely. and i'm glad we will have additional hearings on this topic. thank you, mr. chairman. and i yield back. thank you. >> thank you very much. i'd like to now yield to whom it may concern to mr. mccool. >> congressman smith, thank you for inviting me to participate in this dialog by the
we're joined by our distinguished gentlelady from new york. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for holding this hearing on an issue that has significant global health implications. autism can be difficult to diagnose and even harder to understand especially those who have any specially acquaintance with the disease or disorder. autism is no respecter of all limitations. regardless of whom it affects autism is a heavy burden for families who have a child with autism. but there is...
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i went to new york city and told wall street the era of bailouts, carve-outs, and handouts had to end, and i'm willing to tell americans the hard truth, and i believe they are ready to hear it. the truth about our economy isn't hard at all. the truth is this. markets work and barak obama's central planning doesn't. america's economy is not even growing at 2% today, and that's what all projections say we can expect for the next decade, 2%, i mean, that's anemic, unacceptable, and it's not the american way. the recession may have changed our economy, but it didn't change our character. the united states is still home to the most dynamic and entrepreneurial people in the world. they are all around us ready to innovate, invest, compete, and create new businesses and jobs. that will mean opportunities for everyone. they've been discouraged and weighed down by president obama's big government and heavy-handed regulations. they deserve a better deal. i'll give them one, and here it is. let's start as a nation with a big positive goal. let's grow the economy by 5% instead of the anemic 2% cur
i went to new york city and told wall street the era of bailouts, carve-outs, and handouts had to end, and i'm willing to tell americans the hard truth, and i believe they are ready to hear it. the truth about our economy isn't hard at all. the truth is this. markets work and barak obama's central planning doesn't. america's economy is not even growing at 2% today, and that's what all projections say we can expect for the next decade, 2%, i mean, that's anemic, unacceptable, and it's not the...
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host: "new york times" on this issue. republicans scheduled the vote for after the stock market's close. craig, an independent in texas, good morning. caller: the whole thing was about politics as usual. it was not what needed to be done with this country. host: what should be done about the debt ceiling? should it be raised? caller: it is going to be raised, i do not have a problem with that. if they restructure the taxes, i do not see that happening right now. host: if they take a debt ceiling but again before the august 2 deadline, do you want to see spending cuts attached to it? caller: i want to see a balance between spending cuts and tax increases, and if i had my way about it, we go back to the late 1990's tax structure under president clinton. to me, i am a retired military and senior citizen. i can remember taking home half my paycheck and i did not have a problem with that because we had a war to deal with. and now they do not seem to want to pay taxes and have all these wars and spend all this money with corpor
host: "new york times" on this issue. republicans scheduled the vote for after the stock market's close. craig, an independent in texas, good morning. caller: the whole thing was about politics as usual. it was not what needed to be done with this country. host: what should be done about the debt ceiling? should it be raised? caller: it is going to be raised, i do not have a problem with that. if they restructure the taxes, i do not see that happening right now. host: if they take a...
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the presiding officer: the senator from new york is recognized. mr. schumer: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. schumer: i also rise now, because of the change in time schedule to speak against the amendment offered by mr. demint. like the vitter amendment, this amendment is -- is opposed to the great spirit of comity behind the underlying bill. i'd like to remind my colleague from south carolina that the bipartisan working group labored over every decision we made. far from lifting our index fingers to the wind, we carefully debated the nuances of the changes that were ultimately proposed. the change that the senator from south carolina takes fault with involves the bureau of justice statistics. now, let me tell but this position. the director of the bureau of justice statistics reports to the senate-confirmed assistant attorney general for the office of justice programs, who then reports to the senate-confirmed associate attorney general, who then reported to the
the presiding officer: the senator from new york is recognized. mr. schumer: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. schumer: i also rise now, because of the change in time schedule to speak against the amendment offered by mr. demint. like the vitter amendment, this amendment is -- is opposed to the great spirit of comity behind the underlying bill. i'd like to remind my colleague from south carolina that the...
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because we're going to win california and new york. and for republicans, why spend a lot of time in a certain of those funny square western states because we know we're going to win. we know we're going to win those states. it gets down to a few key battleground states. and you can pick any number. the campaigns like to say it's 20. but it's not really 20. it gets down to 12 and then pretty soon it gets down to 8 and by election day, it's 4 to 6. and that's where the money is poured into and that's where the candidate goes. and these are usually either classic swing states, florida, ohio with a lot of electoral votes. as you know, you got to get -- the game is to get to 270. or they are states that you have to lock down where suddenly you're in trouble. unexpectedly, president obama won indiana last time. the last time indiana has -- sorry, gone democratic i don't know in what cycle but in a lot of cycles. quite frankly, though, he won't say so, he won't spend a lot of time and money there this time because he simply doesn't expect to
because we're going to win california and new york. and for republicans, why spend a lot of time in a certain of those funny square western states because we know we're going to win. we know we're going to win those states. it gets down to a few key battleground states. and you can pick any number. the campaigns like to say it's 20. but it's not really 20. it gets down to 12 and then pretty soon it gets down to 8 and by election day, it's 4 to 6. and that's where the money is poured into and...
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in addition to vermont, new york, led by governor cuomo, wants the indian point plant shut down. massachusetts is supporting vermont in its lawsuit to preserve states' rights to decide their own energy future, and i believe other states will support us as well. the bottom line here, and the law supports this, is that if states like vermont want to move away from aging and troubled nuclear reactors and to a sustainable energy future, we have the right to do that. and i will fight tooth and nail to protect that right. mr. president, with that, i would give -- leave the floor. mr. brown: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: senate republicans in their unanimous, typically unanimous way just blocked this chamber from even voting on the economic development revitalization act of 2011. we heard senator boxer point out how many republicans who supported economic development administration for so many times and what they did for economic development in their states, we know in vermont and pennsylvania and ohio how e.d.a. works, that for small federal in
in addition to vermont, new york, led by governor cuomo, wants the indian point plant shut down. massachusetts is supporting vermont in its lawsuit to preserve states' rights to decide their own energy future, and i believe other states will support us as well. the bottom line here, and the law supports this, is that if states like vermont want to move away from aging and troubled nuclear reactors and to a sustainable energy future, we have the right to do that. and i will fight tooth and nail...
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the next caller is troy from vallone, new york independent line. good evening. >> caller: good evening. i just think tonight's speech just shows you know what a political mastermind a president can be. the timing, we are just a little ways away from an election year, and asked her about this time we can talk about the 33,000 people that we have pulled out. your previous two colors may could sound like the republicans started the war or asked for the war. i think it was osama bin laden who actually asked for this war, not the republican party. so, i think we need to keep ourselves in check and pay attention to what is really being said. with sounds good on the surface that some people are coming home but let's remember we still have people in korea. we still have people in germany. we still have people all around the globe so i think tonight was just a political show. thank you. >> host: for members of congress will be joining us tomorrow to get your reaction and give us their reaction to the president's speech including congressman steve king a rep
the next caller is troy from vallone, new york independent line. good evening. >> caller: good evening. i just think tonight's speech just shows you know what a political mastermind a president can be. the timing, we are just a little ways away from an election year, and asked her about this time we can talk about the 33,000 people that we have pulled out. your previous two colors may could sound like the republicans started the war or asked for the war. i think it was osama bin laden who...